Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.Creation Class: FamilyItemFactory

FamilyItemFactory.NewLinearDimension(View, Line, ReferenceArray, DimensionType)

Method

Description:
Creates a new linear dimension object using the specified dimension type.

Syntax

public Dimension NewLinearDimension(
	View view,
	Line line,
	ReferenceArray references,
	DimensionType dimensionType
)

Public Function NewLinearDimension ( 
	view As View,
	line As Line,
	references As ReferenceArray,
	dimensionType As DimensionType
) As Dimension

public:
Dimension^ NewLinearDimension(
	View^ view, 
	Line^ line, 
	ReferenceArray^ references, 
	DimensionType^ dimensionType
)

member NewLinearDimension : 
        view : View * 
        line : Line * 
        references : ReferenceArray * 
        dimensionType : DimensionType -> Dimension

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
view	View	The view in which the dimension is to be visible.
line	Line	The extension line of the dimension.
references	ReferenceArray	An array of geometric references to which the dimension is to be bound. You must supply at least two references, and all references supplied must be parallel to each other and perpendicular to the extension line.
dimensionType	DimensionType	The dimension style to be used for the dimension.

Return Value

Type	Description
Dimension	If creation was successful the new linear dimension is returned, otherwise an exception with failure information will be thrown.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentNullException	Thrown when any input argument is.
ArgumentException	Thrown when the argument is invalid.
InvalidOperationException	Thrown when the creation failed.